Getaway driver testifies at murder trial that woman masterminded plot to 'get rid' of Dallas dentist
June 4, 2019
"...She was guilty, Crystal Cortes admitted, but so was Brenda Delgado, the woman accused of masterminding the scheme to kill Kendra Hatcher.
"She was envious of Kendra," Cortes, 27, told the jury during the second day of Delgado's capital murder trial....
In exchange for a 35-year sentence, Cortes pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of murder and agreed to testify at the trials for Delgado and Kristopher Love.
Her testimony in Love's trial led to his conviction as the gunman in Hatcher's murder. Love, 36, was sentenced to death in October.
On Tuesday, Cortes echoed much of that testimony....
George Milner, Delgado's attorney, has raised doubts about Cortes' credibility. On Tuesday, he questioned why she waited until a month before Love's trial to finally tell her version of the truth.
Milner said Cortes lied multiple times to investigators, including when she tried to claim an innocent man was behind the shooting. Cortes said she lied for years because of her loyalty to Delgado....
Jurors heard other testimony Tuesday from the owner of the Jeep Cherokee that was used as the getaway vehicle and a witness who called 911 after hearing gunshots and seeing the SUV...
Delgado won't face the death penalty if convicted because of an agreement with Mexico for her extradition to Dallas after her arrest in Coahuila state in 2016.
Her trial continues Wednesday."
Getaway driver testifies at murder trial that woman masterminded plot to 'get rid' of Dallas dentist | Courts | Dallas News
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Jealous woman wanted ex's girlfriend killed before the new couple went on vacation, co-defendant says
Brenda Delgado tracked her ex's cellphone and knew he was scheduled to leave for a vacation in Mexico with dentist Kendra Hatcher.
June 4, 2019
Jealous woman wanted ex's girlfriend killed before the new couple went on vacation, co-defendant says